Environment/Science

NASA analysis finds July 2016 is warmest on record

California, Aug 17 (Just Earth News): July 2016 was the warmest July in 136 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York. more

UN combats spread of cattle disease in Europe through early-detection training

New York, Aug 15 (Just Earth News):The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today started a programme to train European laboratory staff on how to use nuclear-derived techniques to dete ...

Smart Ganga City scheme launcehd in ten cities

New Delhi, Aug 13 (Just Earth News): Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti and Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu launched S ...

MCL conducts plantation drive in Meghalaya

Guwahati, Aug 13 (Just Earth News) : A plantation drive was organized by Meghalaya Cement Limited (MCL) to protect environment by planting 40,000 saplings of 53 species on Saturday in the in ...

Threat of wildfires expected to increase as global temperatures rise – UN

New York, Aug 13 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has warned that wildfires could become more frequent and more destructive as global tempera ...

Greenpeace questions the need for nuclear given safer alternatives with renewables

Chennai/New Delhi, Aug 10 (Just Earth News): As Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha 'dedicate' the first unit of the ...

Shabuj Shapath: Plant more trees says Shrachi Group

Burdwan, August 10 (justearthnews): Shrachi Group, organised 'Shabuj Shapath', an event to spread the message of 'green revolution' through tree plantation, on Monday, at Burdwan (West Benga ...

Ban congratulates Kazakhstan on its signing of the Paris Agreement on climate change

New York, Aug 4 (Just Earth News): In a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Erlan Idrissov, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated the country on ...

IMD releases July rainfall data and Aug-Sep forecast

New Delhi, Aug 2 (Just earth news): The India Meteorological Department (IMD), on Tuesday, released the latest data on the rainfall during June-July of 2016.

On International Tiger Day, UN calls for urgent action against illegal wildlife trade

New York, July 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific on Friday marked International Tiger Day with a call for urgent ...